Handle for automobile-jacks.



I. C. YOUNG.

HANDLE FOIR AUTOMOBILE JACKS.

APPLICATIQN FILED JULY 27.1912.

1,269,359., Patented June 11, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. C. YOUNG.

HANDLE FOR AUTOMOBILE JACKS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27,1911.

1,269,359. Patented June 11. 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

JOHN G. YOUNG, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA HANDLE FOE AUTOMOBILE-TASKS.

Specification of Letters Jlatent.

Patented do llT, lwild.

Application filed July 27, 1917. Serial No. 183,186.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN C. YOUNG, a citizenof the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Alleghenyand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Handles for Automobile-Jacks; and I do hereby de clarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in a handle for automobile jacksand has for one of its objects the provision of a device of thischaracter, which can be readily folded into a compact device so that thesame may be stored in a considerably small space.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a novel securingmeans of the handle to the drive shaft" of a jack so that the handle maybe readily removed and replaced upon the jack when desired.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a universal jointdisposed between the securing means and the handle so that the handlemay be operated at various angles with relation to the jack.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a means forlocking the universal joint against movement so as to provide a rigidconstruction between the handle and the securing means to the jack whendesired.

A'still further object of this invention is the provision of a handlefor automobile jacks of the above stated character, which shall besimple, durable and eflicient, and

which may be manufactured and soldat a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in View as will become more apparent as thedescrip-" tion proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, nation and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a handle for automobile jacks cc.structed in accordance with my invention, I

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view illustrating theconstruction of the universal joint,

combilow securing Fig. 4 is a similar view with the locking meansdisposed over the universal joint to establish a rigid construction,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of a hingedconnectionbetween the pair of sections and the handle,

Fig. 6 is a similar view of a connection between the pair of sections ofthe handle and anotherconnection between another pair of sections of thehandle,

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2,illustrating the means of locking the drive shaft of a jack to thesecuring means of the handle,

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 2,illustrating the means of looking a sleeve upon one section of thehandle,

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. l.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates one sectionof a handle, which has one end disposed at right angles as illustratedat 2- to which is secured a clamp 3. The clamp 3 has an extension 4:

of substantially U-shape formation in cross section, which is pivoted toan L-shape member 5, constituting the hand grip of the handle. Theextension 4 being of U-shape formation will receive between its armportions, the member 5 and prevent it from swinging on its pivot 8.

The section 1 has connected to its other end, a double clamp 9, whichhas extensions 10 and 11 that are of substantially U-shape formation incross section. The clamp 9 is pivoted to the section 1 as at 12, and theextension 11 is adapted to receive and grip the section to prevent itfrom swinging accidentally upon its pivot. The clamp 9 has a section 14:pivoted thereto as at 15 over which the extension 10 extends. Theexten-' sion 10 is adapted to receive and grip the section 14: toprevent it from swinging upon its pivot 15. The section 14 has auniversal joint 17 connected thereto, which consists of a pair ofrelatively spaced arms 18, which are pivotally connected to the section14 as shown at 19. The arms 18 are apertured to receive the pin or bolt20, which is carried by arms 21 formed upon a hollow securing member 22,whereby the section it is capable of being disposed at an angle with thesecuring member 22 when desired. The holmember 22 is provided withoppositely disposed slots 23, which open out through the ends of the secmember 22 it'd Tp d

for the purpose of receiving a pair of oppositely disposed lugs 24 uponthe drive shaft 25 of a well known constructed jack. The securing member22 is screwthreaded as at 26 and has threaded thereon, a locking member27, which has its outer face shaped to form gripping faces, whereby aperson may grip it to turn the same on the threads 26. The lockingmember 27 is provided with oppositely disposed grooves 35, which areadapted to be registered with the slots 23 in the securing member 22when placing the same upon the lugs 24 of the drive shaft 25. As thelugs 24 have been positioned within the slots 23, the locking member 27is turned in engagement with the lugs 24, moving the grooves 35 therein,out of registration with the slots 23 thereby locking the lugs 24against withdrawal from the slots 23, thus establishing an efiicientconnection between the securing member and the drive shaft 25.

A sleeve 28 is slidable upon the sectlon 14 and is provided with alengthwise slot 29 that has locking branches 30 at each end thereof. Apin 31 is carried by the sectlon l4 and slides within the slot 29. Oneend of the sleeve 28 isgprovided with bifurcations to form arms 32 thatare bent out-.

wa'rdly and laterally and have a ring 34 connected to their free ends.When desiring to lock the universal joint 17 against movement, thesleeve is moved in the direction of the universal joint, moving the ring34 and arms 32 over the universal joint, permitting the ring 34 toengage the securing member 22' and by slightly rotating the sleeve 28,the lug 31 is moved into one of the locking branches, preventing thearms 32 from dis engaging the universal joint, thus providing a rigidconstruction. This rigid construction being preferably employed wheninserting a jack under an automobile or like vehicle by pushing upon thehand grip 5 having the sections 1 and 14 disposed in a horizontal planeand after the jack has been properly positioned, the sleeve 28 may beslid upon the section.14 to disengage the arms 32 from the universaljoint 17 and pin 31 engaged with the other locking branch of slot 29 sothat the hand grip 5 may be disposed at an angle with relation to thejack so. as to easily operate said jack.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it

will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination andarrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A handle for jacks comprising a pair of sections,

a clamp pivoted to each of said gaging the hand grip to form a rigidconstruction, and means for detachably connecting the other section to ajack.

I 3. The combination with a jack including a drive shaft havingoppositely disposed lugs, of a member, a hand grip secured to saidmember, a universal joint connected to said member, a hollow securingmember connected to the universal joint and having oppositely disposedslots to receive said lugs, screwthreads on said securing member, and alocking member having oppositely disposed notches to register with theslots of the securing member and threaded on said securing member forretaining the lugs in the slots when the notches are turned outregistration with the said slots.

4. A handle for jacks comprising a member, a hand grip connected to saidmember, a universal joint connected to said member, a securing meansconnected to the universal joint and detachably connected to a jack, asleeve slidable on said member, arms carried by said sleeve, and a ringcarried by said arms and adapted to engage the securing member andpermit the arms to overlie the universal joint to provide a rigidconstruction between said member and securing member.

5. A handle for jacks comprising a member, a hand grip connected to saidmember, a universal joint connected to said member, means connecting theuniversal joint to a jack a sleeve slidable on said member and havingoppositely disposed slots, means on sa d sleeve for engaging theuniversal joint, said slots having ofiset locking branches, andoppositely disposed lugs carried by said member and disposed in theslots and adapted to move in the locking branches for holdlngsaid meansupon the sleeve into engagement with the universal joint, and for holdmgsaid sleeve from engagement with the universal joint.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED B. FISHER, ROBERT F. MORRIS, J r.

